Cool Running log import is finished (Read 3935 times)

Hello everyone!
I just completed the Cool Running log import. As I mentioned in "Behind the Scenes", if you have a Cool Running log and would like to import the data into RunningAhead.com, drop me a note and I'll import it for you. It's a bit more work for me, but it will help ensure that your log will be imported correctly, and will also give me a chance to make sure that my import code works properly.
If you have data from a different running log, and wish to import it, let me know and I'll see if I can create an importer for it.
The next feature I'll be working on is user definable run types so you can add your own! It should be useful for most people. I'm still trying to nail down the requirements for run scheduling because it's not easy to add.
eric

Hi Eric
Fantastic site! I've just discovered it and was part way through manually transferring my cool running log to running ahead and noticed this post. It would be really great if you could import my data across as I'm certain that i'll make some mistakes via the manual process. How can I go about doing this?
Simon

Simon,
Thank you for the kind words and welcome! Could you send me an email through the feedback form (a link is located at the lower right hand corner of every page) and we'll go from there. I don't want to post my email address in the forums to cut down on the amount of spam, and not to be hard to reach.
eric

cenkb

posted: 5/17/2007 at 3:49 PMmodified: 5/17/2007 at 3:50 PM

Hi, I just started a new log here and have been using coolrunning for number of years. I was actually looking for ways to import my coolrunning log - can you please let me know how it is done.

coolrunning has instructions on their site on how to download your log to a spreadsheet or something... drop Eric a line via the "feedback" button at the bottom of the screen there and see what you guys can work out! Welcome! I used to use coolrunning too, but this log is SO much better!

Nice one Eric!
Is there any chance this will eventually become a tool that the users can use themselves i.e. without admin intervention?

The problem with such an import tool is that once it is imported, it can't be undone. So if you find out that something wasn't imported correctly, it's too late. The only solution is to delete the individual entries and try again, which can get quite time consuming. If I'm importing it, I can run the log against my test machine to be sure that everything is correct before the real import.
If I create a set of instructions, and the user follows it to the T, I don't see why the user can't do it himself. However, my experience is that most people don't follow instructions

Heh... and can I have it automatically subtract an extra 3 minutes from my 5K race times...
... and add 3 minutes to selected competitors...
No, wait... better make it 10 minutes each way... no, wait... I'd need 20 in order to actually win the thing... Sheesh. Some people run so fast!!!